Martin and Sylvia Hersch return home after a weekend to find their flat broken into.

The Scapegoat

Martin and Sylvia Hersch return home after a weekend to find their flat broken into and anti-semitic slogans daubed on the walls.  Maggie Forbes is called in to investigate a volatile case.

The Gentle Touch

Ground-breaking drama - Jill Gascoine is the first female TV detective

Jill Gascoine stars as Britain's first female TV detective in this ground-breaking drama. DI Maggie Forbes juggles a busy job with her tireless search for her husband's killer. 

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Maggie Forbes and her husband, PC Ray Forbes, reach a crossroads in their lives.

Killers

Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes and her husband, PC Ray Forbes, reach a crossroads in their lives.  But before the day is out, their problems are cruelly resolved and Maggie is confronted with unimaginable difficulties.

Maggie Forbes is at home, bored and frustrated.

Recoil

Maggie Forbes is at home, bored and frustrated that she is unable to assist in the capture of her husband's killer. Meanwhile the police are getting ever closer to uncovering the perpetrator.

D.I. Maggie Forbes discovers that her teenage son has been out drinking in a pub.

Help

D.I. Maggie Forbes discovers that her teenage son has been out drinking in a pub. Meanwhile at work, she is sent to a sauna to investigate the death of a middle-aged man. It appears he died suddenly from the exertion of sex brought on a heart attack.

The body of a middle-aged woman is found on the bed of a mews flat in London.

Shock

The body of a middle-aged woman is found on the bed of a mews flat in London. She has apparently died of shock after touching a frayed electric wire coiled around the brass bedstead. Her death could have been murder, suicide or an accident.

Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes' efforts to solve a murder are not going well.

Blade

Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes' efforts to solve a murder are not made any easier by conflict with one of her colleagues.

Rogue

Maggie Forbes has a new man in her life and becomes torn between personal happiness and her position as a Detective Inspector.

Maggie and her team investigate the mysterious murder of a glamorous call girl.

Melody

Maggie and her team investigate the mysterious murder of a glamorous call girl called Melody. Maggie's feminine intuition brings about the arrest of the suspect - but is her judgement clouded?

The loss of Maggie's husband is slowly being healed by time.

Something Blue

The loss of Maggie's husband is slowly being healed by time and her career as a Detective Inspector is proving a success.

Maggie Forbes is involved in a serious case - a girl has been attacked and raped.

Decoy

Maggie Forbes is involved in a serious case - a girl has been attacked and raped. There are few clues to help, but two other attacks follow. Maggie decides to act as a decoy and finds herself in great danger.

There is a burglary at the office of a solicitor who often prosecutes for Maggie.

Break-In

There is a burglary at the office of a solicitor who often prosecutes for Maggie's police section. She is asked to deal with it by her boss, DCI Russell, but in doing so she is faced with a highly charged emotional situation.

Out of the blue, Ivor receives mysterious phone calls demanding money.

Menaces

Ivor Stocker is a respectable JP and businessman. Out of the blue he receives mysterious phone calls demanding money.  Stocker talks over the blackmail threat with his friend DCI Russell and Maggie is directed to handle the case.

A series of robberies with violence have been reported.

Hammer

A series of robberies with violence have been reported. All have similar patterns, and all are carried out by women. Maggie and her team are puzzled to know who these women are - or is it one woman in many disguises?

Maggie Forbes spends a frustrating day at the law courts.

Chance

Maggie Forbes spends a frustrating day at the law courts.  She feels she would be of much more value to her boss, DCI Russell, if she was employed solving crimes arriving daily on her desk and waiting to be solved.

Mrs Beresford, the wife of wealthy businessman, is threatened with a knife.

Loyalties

Mrs Beresford, the wife of wealthy businessman, is threatened with a knife by a menacing masked figure.

Maggie is looking forward to a hard-earned weekend off.

Maggie's Luck

Maggie is looking forward to a hard-earned weekend off and a long-standing date with Alan Lawson.

A small boy, though savagely beaten up, is reluctant to name his attacker.

Shame

A small boy, though savagely beaten up, is reluctant to name his attacker. Det-Insp. Maggie Forbes and Det-Sgt. Jimmy Fenton pursue their inquiries and soon suspect they are dealing with something even more alarming than child cruelty.

Maggie gets mixed up with a man called Dave Connally.

The Ring

Maggie gets mixed up with a man called Dave Connolly who gives her an expensive antique ring.  Barratt later discovers that the ring was stolen from Deeley Street Bank.

Maggie and Steve come back from their holiday to find an unpleasant surprise.

Gifts

Maggie and Steve come back from their holiday to find an unpleasant surprise waiting for them - and then gifts start to arrive.

Doubt

When a young PC is badly injured by villains, Det-Insp Maggie Forbes wonders whether she is to blame. Can a woman really handle police work in increasingly violent times?

A marksman with a high powered rifle is loose on Maggie's patch - but why?

The Hit

A marksman with a high powered rifle is loose on Maggie's patch - but why?  During the investigation of a murder, Maggie runs into an old friend who seems very pleased to see her.

A potentially violent teenager escapes from a top-security remand centre.

Knife

A potentially violent teenager, who was convicted of murder, escapes from a top-security remand centre.  She hates her parents, men, and especially Maggie Forbes.

Det-Insp Maggie Forbes seeks the help of an old acquaintance.

Protection

The staff of a Soho restaurant are appalled when they find a human hand among the groceries. The police are called in and Maggie seeks the help of an old acquaintance.

A cafe proprietor is killed, and Maggie must find a possible witness.

Paint It Black

A cafe proprietor is killed, and Maggie must find a possible witness.  However, the young girl she wants to question is a heroin addict and is in fear of a man dressed in black.

Some young tearaways invade a student meeting and a riot breaks out.

Affray

Some young tearaways invade a student meeting and a riot breaks out. Tempers run high at Seven Dials, with a WPC in Intensive Care as Det-Insp Maggie Forbes and her team deal with a generation who have no love for the police.

A famous actress in a long-running telly series receives death threats.

Black Fox White Vixen

When a famous actress in a long-running telly series receives death threats, Maggie swings into action, but friction with Croft is inevitable when she tries to help a friend of Steve's.

A Bureau de Change is robbed and Maggie is hot on the trail to find out who it is.

One of Those Days

A Bureau de Change is robbed and Maggie is hot on the trail to find out who the man behind the costume is really is. She's the only one who seems to take him seriously - everyone else is busy coping with personal problems.

Maggie Forbes accepts help in trapping a sinister attacker in a fashionable West End mews.

Vigil

Jake Barratt and Jimmy Fenton are delighted when a beautiful policewoman is seconded to Seven Dials.  So is Bob Croft - and he out-ranks them.  Maggie Forbes accepts her help in trapping a sinister attacker in a fashionable West End mews.

Damage

Mr Pascoe is a confused and worried man. Det-Insp Maggie Forbes fears for the safety of his small son Peter. But she has a tragedy of her own to cope with...

Maggie and Russell are forced to examine their feelings about mercy killing.

Solution

Maggie and Russell are forced to examine their feelings about mercy killing when confronted with a tragic case.

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

Series 3

1. Gifts

2. Doubt

3. The Hit

4. The Scapegoat

5. Knife

6. Protection

7. Paint It Black

8. Affray

9. Black Fox White Vixen

10. One of Those Days

11. Vigil

12. Damage

13. Solution